Ord's kangaroo rat vs slender thistle

Dipodomys ordii compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ord's kangaroo rat	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dipodomys	Carduus
Species	Dipodomys ordii	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ord's kangaroo rat	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.